Area Sales Manager

Huws Gray Group; Epsom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building materials firm is seeking an Area Sales Manager to join their team in Epsom. In this role, you will drive sales and build strong relationships with customers to maximize opportunities and enhance service. Successful applicants will bring a positive attitude, strong sales track records, and resilience. This position offers a range of benefits, including a company car and performance bonuses.

Benefits

23 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company car, laptop & phone

Company performance bonus scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Company funded Life Assurance

Training and development programmes

Qualifications

• Previous sales experience is essential with a track record of exceeding sales targets.
• Understanding of customer base and industry preferable.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and promote a wide range of products.
• Maximize customer opportunities and maintain relationships.
• Find and develop new profitable business.
• Understand local market conditions and construction projects.
• Add value through project plans and supplier contacts.

Skills

Positive and confident attitude

Good communication skills

Strong relationship building

Sales experience

Resilience

Job description

We are looking for anArea Sales Manager to join us at Huws Gray, covering Croydon, Crawley & Epsom!

If you’re in the trade or have ever tackled a home improvement project, you’ve probably heard of us. We’re the Huws Gray Group and we’re made up of a number of brands, including Huws Gray, Hirebase, Civils & Lintels, The Timber Group, PDM, NDI and Anglia Tool Centre to name a few.Up and down the UK, our branches are serving and supporting our local communities with all their building material needs, but we couldn’t do this without the right people, so why not join us?

As an Area Sales Manager you’ll be part of our strong external sales team, out on the road driving sales and promoting our wide range of products from across our businesses. Customer service is at the core of what we do, so you will be looking for opportunities to continually develop this experience within your area.

Here’s a quick overview of some of the things you can expect in your role as an Area Sales Manager with Huws Gray.

• To work closely with our customers, key stakeholders & suppliers on a day-to-day basis tomaximise customer opportunities, grow and maintain relationships and deliver excellentcustomer service.
• To be responsible for all customer activity within a defined area, whilst managinga portfolio of accounts across an agreed area.
• To be tasked with finding and developing new profitable business into the area’s branchnetwork and the wider business.
• To gain an understanding of everything that is happening within the area, both in terms oflarge-scale construction projects and local market conditions.
• To add value to our customers businesses through activities such as project plans,supplier contacts and offering advice through your industry specific knowledge.

As an Area Sales Manager, we’re looking for the following attributes:

• We are looking for people with a positive and confident attitude along with the work ethic to be an integral partof a winning team.
• You will need to be a good communicator and be great at building key relationships.
  Previous salesexperience is essential, along with a strong track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
• You will be resilient and able to manage your own activities effectively.
• Product knowledge isn’t essential, but an understanding of the customer base andindustry ispreferable.

We know you’re thinking ‘this sounds great, but what’s in it for me?’ Let us tell you:

• 23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Company car, laptop & phone
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Acontributory pension scheme
• Company funded Life Assurance
• Arange of training and development programmes to help you progress your career

Our online application process takes less time to complete than it does to make a good brew, so stick the kettle on and make your application!